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'Valve does not get anywhere near enough criticism': DayZ creator Dean Hall says the 'gambling mechanics' of Valve's monetization strategy 'have absolutely no place' in videogames (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Oh, I thought this was going to be about the trading cards they implemented in steam. Those are so lame and cheap I wasn't bothered by this.

For any non-readers-of-articles, this is about a loot box mechanic added to counterstrike (which is fair criticism imho)

[–] Red_October@piefed.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Counterstrike has had loot boxes for many years, they weren't recently added. What was recently added was a mechanic that allows 5 lower value items (certain gun skins) to be exchanged for a random higher value item (glove or knife skins). It's acting to level the market. If anything, this change serves to inhibit loot box gambling by cutting the possibility of hitting a real money jackpot.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If anything, this change serves to inhibit loot box gambling by cutting the possibility of hitting a real money jackpot.

Oh, I didn't think of that. With the smaller difference betwen the most expensive and least expensive items, gambling gets less random in terms of return.

That's an improvement, though I still think the whole systems should be taken out.

That there is a "counter strike skins investment 'industry'" is utterly insane.

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I've bought games just from sitting there for an hour and selling those cards. All these years and i still have no idea why people buy them.

[–] Linnce@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If you complete a set you get xp and level up your profile. I sell the expensive cards I get from my games and buy the cheap ones to get a full set. I'm on level 52 and I never put any money on steam for any reason other than buying games. My profile looks cool because of this and I like it.

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

I'm not going to knock your good time. I'm glad someone enjoys them.